There is "good" stress, which everyone needs to function properly on both an emotional and physical level. But there is also "bad" stress, or distress, which can be triggered whenever lifes demands exceed your perceived ability to cope with them. The Stress Less approach to reducing stress is a multidisciplinary one aimed at helping you understand your stress response, recognize the stressors in your life and incorporate useful stress reduction strategies. Learning these skills can increase your available coping resources, reduce perceived threats of your lifes demands and improve the quality of your life. These books, videos and audio products will quickly become indispensable guides as you follow your own stress reduction program and start reaping the myriad of benefits effective stress management brings.